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EUGNE A. GERBRACHT, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

CHILDs CARRIAGE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 376,591, dated January17,1888.

Application filed Septemler 28, 1887. Serial No. 260,900. (No model.) i

To all whom, it may concern:

Beit known that I, EUGNE A. GERBRAGHT, of the city, county, and State ofNew York, have invented a new and useful Improvement in ChildrensCarriages, of which the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription.

My invention relates to an improvement in childrens carriages, and hasfor its object to provide a carriagev of simple and cheap constructionwherein, when desired, the body of the carriage may be utilized as acradle without detachment from its supports.

The invention consists in the construction and combination of' theseveral parts, as will v be hereinafter fully set forth, and pointed outin the claim.

Reference i s to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part ofthis specification, in which similar letters of reference indicatecorresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure 1 is a side elevation of my improved carriage.` Fig. 2 is an endView of the same.

Fig. 3 is a perspective detail view of one ofV the body-supports, andFig. 4t is a vertical section on line x m of Fig. 3.

In carrying the invention intoeffect, the axles A are provided withsuitable wheels,

y and the said axles are held in a parallel position a proper distance'apart bythe lower horizontal ends b of the handle B, which is curvedupward and outward in the usual manner, the attachment being made byscrews, bolts, vor other equivalentldevices.

Upon the horizontal handle-bars b, near the front end and also near thecurve at the rear, Sshaped springs C are attached, and upon each sideset of springs longitudinal bars D are bolted.

As a support for the body D' of Ythe carriage, segmental brackets E andE are provided, having a short arm or extension, e, integral with eachend andV projecting at right angles or horizontally therefrom. Thebrackets are preferably constructed of a single arched piece ofmetal,and may, as shown in Fig. 3, bean integral portion of the springs,the front brackets and springs being formed from the same pieceof metal,the rear brackets and rear springs being also in one piece.

Ordinarily, in making the attachment of the brackets to the spring-barsD, the arms e are made to abut the upper ends of the springs; and thesaid arms, which are of a length equal tothe distance intervening thesprings and the ends of the spring-bars,`are attached to the under sideof the latter by rivets, or in any other approved manner, as illustratedin Fig. 1.

' To the front and rear ends of the carriagebody, centrally the same,vertical plates E2 and Ea are respectively secured, adapted to extendfrom a point near the upper edges of the body downward and beneath thesame. At the upper end of each plate E2 and Ea a threaded pin, hisprovided, which may be integral with theplates or attached thereto, they said pins being adapted to enter a suitable aperture located centrallythe upper ends of the brackets, and a nut isvthereupon entered upon thepins, but not to a decided bearing against the face of the saidbrackets. By this means the carriage-bod y is pivotally attached to thebrackets and permitted to reciprocate between the same, wherebytherocking motion, as of a cradle, is obtained.

Near the base of the rear bracket,E, a transverse rod, h, is attached,provided with a central threaded aperture, and in the plate E2, aligningthe aperture in the rod h, a similar threaded aperture is provided, thetwo apertures aforesaid being purposed to receive a thumb-screw, h',whereby the carriage-body may, when desired, be rigidly held in a fixed'position, similar to the body of ordinary carriages.

Stop-pins II may be driven or screwed in the rear outer edges at theback of the carriage-body to limit the throw thereof when employed inthe capacity of a cradle.

It will be observed that the transformation from a carriage to a cradle,or vice versa, is quickly and readily effected, and that by reason ofthe peculiar hanging of the body a fine spring effect is produced.

In the event the carriage is designed to accommodate two children, thelocking device may be repeated at the front.

Having thus fully described my invention, I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent^= l The combination, with the runninggear,ranged for operation substantially n the mansprlngs, and spring-bars ofa chlds carriage ner and for the purpose set forth. and the body of thecarriage of the brackets y y1 f E and E', the plates E2 and E3, attachedto EUGLND A' GERBRACH F' 5 the ends of the body and provided with piv-Witnesses:

ots, the bar b, attached to the bracket E, and H. SPOEHRNY,

a locking device carried by the bar b, all ar- J. F. ACKER, Jr.

